diff --git a/libisoburn/isofs_wrap.c b/libisoburn/isofs_wrap.c
index 8368bb6b..8d94777d 100644
--- a/libisoburn/isofs_wrap.c
+++ b/libisoburn/isofs_wrap.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
 
 #ifndef Xorriso_standalonE
 
@@ -111,11 +112,11 @@ int isoburn_read_image(struct burn_drive *d,
                        struct isoburn_read_opts *read_opts, 
                        IsoImage **image)
 {
- int ret, int_num;
+ int ret, int_num, dummy;
  IsoReadOpts *ropts= NULL;
  IsoReadImageFeatures *features= NULL;
  uint32_t ms_block;
-
+ char msg[160];
  enum burn_disc_status status= BURN_DISC_BLANK;
  IsoDataSource *ds= NULL;
  struct isoburn *o= NULL;
@@ -133,7 +134,7 @@ int isoburn_read_image(struct burn_drive *d,
    status = isoburn_disc_get_status(d);
  }
  if (d == NULL || status == BURN_DISC_BLANK || read_opts->pretend_blank) {
-   
+create_blank_image:;
    /*
     * Blank disc, we create a new image without files.
     */
@@ -181,6 +182,12 @@ int isoburn_read_image(struct burn_drive *d,
  if (ret <= 0)
    return -2;
  ms_block= int_num;
+ ret = isoburn_read_iso_head(d, int_num, &dummy, NULL, 0);
+ if (ret <= 0) {
+   sprintf(msg, "No ISO 9660 image at LBA %d. Creating blank image.", int_num);
+   burn_msgs_submit(0x00060000, msg, 0, "WARNING", NULL);
+   goto create_blank_image;
+ }
 
  /* create the data source */
  ret = iso_read_opts_new(&ropts, 0);
diff --git a/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h b/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h
index 8bf14fce..0846fef8 100644
--- a/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h
+++ b/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h
@@ -1 +1 @@
-#define Xorriso_timestamP "2008.05.08.185350"
+#define Xorriso_timestamP "2008.05.09.205517"